Etymology
‘Aclagh’, marked in Alexander Taylor’s map of 1783 on the opposite bank of the canal from the site of the masshouse (later old Ardclough church) and school, is believed to be the first occurrence of the name. Ard Cloch literally means high stone, but there is no high stone in the area today. There has been a suggestion that the name is derived from Ard Clochar, referring to the convent at Oughter Ard.
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